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1/ Remit a record

Go to  "My GeneaNet : My Records on Line : Remit a record"

Your record is ready, you modified the image, it is readable and well centered, it has one or more images. The first step is to define exactly what it is all about. Is it a "classic" record, typically birth, marriage, dath, and if yes, what is its date : is it a civil record (established on 20 September 1792) or is it part of a parochial record ? Carefully verify the date before you send it in a wrong section, it's the only thing one cannot modify afterwards !
If it is a marriage declaration (notification or other), you may put it with marriage, it won't hurt.

All types of record have not been indexed. They are too many to be possible. It's for this reason that in the section "notary records", you may choose "miscellaneous". Similarly, if you don't know what it's all about or if it is a very rare record, you have the possibility in "other records" in "other archives funds". Finally, if you still hesitate, go to in the forum dedicated to Records on Line.

 

 

Choose the appropriate unrolling menu, then release the mouse, you are redirected to the information form to be completed for accompanying your records. Some areas are mandatory, indicated by an asterisk. Do not disregard the first one, "source / record figure", this is the assurance of seriousness of your searches !

The area « about this record » allows you to indicate all useful information, and a box «internal reference » is for your own filing.
A box to be checked « add people / information » is also available should you want to go into details.

 

 
Important: please note that each area used, will be included in the search engine. Therefore, a godfather named MARTIN, mentioned on the baptism record of the child DUPONT, father DUPONT and mother DURAND, will appear in a search made on the name DUPONT or DURAND !
As mentioned in the previous chapter, at all times you can come back to this record and add or modify information.

In the end, you may enter an internal reference to your own filing. This area is of no use for searchers, but to you only, and remains optional.

At the end of your input, send your record. Click on "browse" then locate the image of your record on your computer. Attention, if your record has several images, send one only, it's not important. Confirm. The next page, acknowlegement of receipt, shows, upper left "add a page to this record", and at right "remit another".

At this stage, if you have sent a record not in the jpeg format, the robot is not able to warn you as it cannot decode immediately the format received. If this is the case, your record will not be visible, but it will still remain in the database !
Therefore, it is  imperative that you check the record is correct, after you sent it. This verification is only possible after a certain lapse of time, variable according to occupation of connections at the time you send it. Except exceptional case, waiting will not be more than a quarter of an hour.

2/ Modify a record sent  (manage your records) :

Procedure is flexible : if you need to add other information on a record already on line, if you want to send an image of better quality, or even add another page, if you confirmed too soon, all these operations are possible.

Go to  "My GeneaNet : My records in line : Manage my records"

a) Consultation of your records

A search engine will find « your documents » if you have – as we expect – sent all records pertaining to your genealogy.

 

Under the search engine, there is a table summarizing all you sent. Click on the 'eye' pictogram, and you will view the record in a pop-up window, as well as information you gave.

Please note that if your image has not yet been treated, you will get a warning « available soon », as above. Also, the date when you sent your document.
To modify your record, simply click on the orange pictogram at right of the table, colomn « Modify »…

b) Modification of information

On the home page, by default you are on the modification page of your information. The top orange menu will let you go to the modification page of the image itself if you wish, simply click on « modify images »
This page is similar to the one you had when you sent your record, but has, for each area, a box to be checked. To modify the corresponding area, just check the box (es), as shown hereunder, and input the missing information.

At the bottom of the page, a second option is possible. This is for the special cases where images with several records distinct from one another, as entire pages of parochial registers, if you had not centered the record of your ancestor beforehand.

For example, on the follwing image, there are roughly ten records, you will then be able to capture information for all records shown on this page, one by one, in addition to the one you were mainly concerned.

And if your initial record spreads on several pages, for example between two pages of a register, you will have the possibility to check the box corresponding to the image desired in order to intervene on that one only.
Lastly, to cancel one image, just click at the bottom of the page on « cancel the record ». Attention, if this image is linked to your online Family Tree, you must cancel this link first.

c) Modification of my images

In as much as you modified information regarding each record sent, you can intervene on the images :

If you sent only one image by mistake, you can still send the rest with the first menu « Record complete : add one image ». Look for your image on your hard disk and confirm. It's that simple.
If you sent one image, but you took the wrong file, or you find its quality not good and you have a better one, go to the second menu « replace one image ». Indicate the page in « replace image N° », look for the image on your hard disk, and confim !